The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-20

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seven-months- child OF our postmas
ter, w. McD. Bowyer, crawled into
the fire and burnt itself into blister
from the waist down Saturday The
mother had stepped across the street
to grocery store, and left the child and
its brother in the room, and when the
mother had gone the little brothe
went out of the house, leaving the lit
tie child alone. A passing neighbor
was attracted TO the house by the un-
usual screams of the child. and found
the little fellow lying with half his
body in the fire, burning and frying in
horrible manner. Its shoes were
burnt, and its clothing to its waist
burnt of. Some of the child's toes
are burnt Of, and its body is crisped.
Doctors say the child may get well.
LAREDO. Tex, Dec. 2.-The incom'
ing International train, when nine
miles this side of Twohig station, in
Encinal county, run on to bull. The
engine, mail and express cars were de-
rallied and the front trucks OF the
smoker. The train was running TWEEN.
ty miles an hour when the accident
occurred, but fortunately mono OF the
cars turned over and no damage be
You'd the killing of the bull was done.
Assistance was sent out from Laredo
and the train arrived here at l O'Clock,
twelve hours late. The passengers
had nothing to eat until they reached
Laredo. Dr. p. Ornelas, Mexican Con-
sui at San Antonio and president of the
international Bridge Company which
is to erect a passenger and three car
riage bridges over the Rio Grande at
Laredo, arrived Monday and filed Tues
day with the mayor the $4,000 required
by the city to protect the contract with
the city. 1t is understood that work will
commence at once upon the structure.
Sixty-two cars of freight were passed
the custom house Monday,
bound for Mexico. Much Indignation
was expressed here Monday when the
public places in Laredo were placarded
with life-size pictures of President
Cleveland's wife, surrounded with
advertisements of a manufacturer OF
tobacco and cigarettes. The picture
has Mrs Cleveland spelled in large
letters. The elephant belonging to the
circus which has been showing in
Laredo came near being cremated by
the car in which it was transferred
catching on fire.
HLLsBoRo, Tex, Dec, 2l.--The last
rail on the Cotton Belt road from this
city to Corsicana has been laid and
trains will be running as soon as a
depot can be built.
RocKwALL, Tex, Dec. 2'.-Monday
night the Waterman discovered two
men in the depot, with dark lantern.
Ordering them to halt, they opened
fire on him, which he returned. No
one hurt, so far as known.
WHITEwRIGHT, Tex, Dec. 2'.--Ten
families from Tennessee settled here
Sunday. Real estate is active and sew
eral prospectors are here. A large
planning mill will be started inside OF
sixty days. Petty thieves are doing
the town, to the worry of the people
and officers.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tex, Dec. .t.-
DR.. Crantill is here trying to raise funds
TO pay of tho prohibition campaign
debts. Cotton receipts have fallen off
to twenty-five to one hundred bales
daily.
THORNTON, Tex, Dec, 2i.-Messrs.
McGallen and Sealy. two young men
en- route to a country dance, were hurt
by their team running away and smash
ng the hack. The abundant rains
make crop prospects brilliant.
Ell PAso, Tex, Dec. 20.-Saturday
300 excursionists to California stopped
over here to see tho bulllights. Sum-
lay night the party renewed their trip
over the Southern Pacific. The engi-
neer had orders TO meet an engine at
Rogers. eight miles distant, but not